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Researchers analyze prevalence of COVID-19 in human post-mortem ocular tissues – News-Medical.Net
COVID-19 has been found in conjunctival swabs and tears of infected patients, according to a new study published in The Ocular Surface.
COVID-19 has been found in conjunctival swabs and tears of infected patients, according to a new study published in The Ocular Surface.
The discovery prompted a research team including Shahzad Mian, M.D., an ophthalmologist at Kellogg Eye Center, to analyze the prevalence of COVID-19 in human post-mortem ocular tissues.
The results: the virus can infiltrate corneal tissue, the clear, outer layer of the eye, that could be used for transplantation in the U.S., raising concerns that the disease could…
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